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Meanings of
poor white
in English
Portuguese
poor white
Spanish
blanco pobre
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United States social caste and ethnic group.
poor whites
Portuguese
poor white
White trash.
white trash
poor white trash
Synonyms
Examples for "
poor whites
"
poor whites
Examples for "
poor whites
"
1
And by and by there were no
poor
whites
living near them.
2
Besides, the
poor
whites
are not in favor of general education at all.
3
Of course he had the proper contempt for the
poor
whites
down South.
4
They treated the
poor
whites
about as bad as they treated the colored.
5
The lot of the '
poor
whites
'
in Kentucky is indeed unfortunate.
Usage of
poor white
in English
1
She was white enough, with the sallowness of the sandhill
poor
white
.
2
Many years ago there were some
poor
white
men on the sea.
3
Now these
poor
white
men on the sea met with some Indians.
4
He was just a second or third class
farmer
-
just
poor
white
folks.
5
Us darkies was taught dat
poor
white
folks didn't amount to much.
6
Now Jim Smith,
poor
white
trash, attempted to assault Will Thomas' daughter.
7
Except for dirt-
poor
white
people surviving the life in some hood somewhere.
8
The
poor
white
man here is the slave of many masters.
9
In slavery times, a
poor
white
man was worse off than a nigger.
10
No
poor
white
settlers had ever received an Indian so joyously.
11
The
poor
white
man, faint and weary, came and sat under our tree.
12
He was a
poor
white
man and he wanted a pair of niggers.
13
The
poor
white
man's body suddenly stiffened and his chin rose:
14
Between the
poor
white
and his every earthly hope stood the Negro slave.
15
If you're a
poor
white
mechanic in Tennessee, you're vulnerable economically.
16
Look at Appalachia or Flint, Michigan with the
poor
white
folks.
Other examples for "poor white"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
poor
white
poor
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
poor white
Portuguese
poor white
Spanish
blanco pobre
Poor white
through the time
Poor white
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common